John Payne (footballer, born 1889)

John Payne
Personal information
Full name James Esdon Payne[1]
Date of birth (1889-12-03)3 December 1889
Place of birth Camberwell, England[1]
Date of death 28 August 1942(1942-08-28) (aged 52)[1]
Place of death Leytonstone, England[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1924 Leytonstone
International career
1920–1921 England Amateurs 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Payne (3 December 1889 – 28 August 1942) was an English amateur footballer who played as a defender for Leytonstone.[1] He was capped by England at amateur level and was a part of the Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics,[2] but did not make an appearance.[3]

Personal life

Payne served as a sergeant in the Training Reserve during the First World War.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "John Payne". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Olympic Football Tournament 1920: National Squads". linguasport. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.


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